The New Tolkien Companion Author:J. E. A. Tyler This books is for scholars of all things Lord of the Rings. For fans of Elves, Ents, Dwarves, and Hobbits... and Men. — The contents of this enormous volume contain almost every known fact, name, "foreign" word, date, and etymological allusion occurring in Tolkien's history of Middle Earth. It includes much of the High History of the Elven people... more »s; it sheds new light on the origins of Morgoth the Enemy, on his Fall, and on the subsequent rise to power of his servant, Sauron the Great; it details the long and heroic story of how the various with Free Peoples attempted to maintin themselves against the greatest peril of the ancient world. There is also a detailed guide to the various Elvish systems, together with explanatory maps, charts, and geneological tables.
It covers materials in the Silmarillion, as well as the Rings trilogy.« less